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Alexandria’s Morrison House launches new Bedside Reading program

The hotel in Alexandria wants you to fall in love with a local book—and then take it home.

By Katie Bianco July 10, 2019 at 8:47 am

Photo courtesy of Morrison House

What’s better than relaxing with a good book in bed? Reading in bed at a luxury hotel.

The Morrison House in Old Town recently launched a new program, Bedside Reading, which offers guests great books to delve into during their stay.

Didn’t have time to finish it? You can take it home.

Photo courtesy of Helaine Mario

The program (which is nationwide with other participating luxe hotels) offers a rotating selection of books, but the first trio includes Arlington-based author Helaine Mario and her latest thriller Dark Rhapsody.

Helaine Mario, author of Dark Rhapsody (Photo courtesy of Helaine Mario)

The second in the local author’s Maggie O’Shea mystery series follows four seemingly disparate stories that all intertwine throughout the novel. A luxe Old Town hotel and some great reading material on the bedside? Sounds like the perfect staycation to us. // Morrison House: 116 S. Alfred St., Alexandria; rates from $239

This post originally appeared in our July 2019 issue. For more travel stories, subscribe to our semimonthly newsletter.

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